Path of Exile 2 has officially launched into early access, providing players with an expansive campaign over three acts alongside a comprehensive endgame system. With its renowned and intricate character customization tree, players can unleash their creativity by constructing unique builds to navigate the challenges of Wraeclast.
Throughout the campaign, players engage in various objectives that yield lasting upgrades to their characters. These upgrades encompass additional skill points, enhanced resistances, increased life, and more. While some bonuses stem from quest completions, numerous others are rewards for defeating optional bosses or completing hidden interactions that might not be logged in a player’s quest journal.
All Permanent Bonuses from the Campaign
The permanent bonuses players gain throughout the campaign significantly contribute to their character’s overall power. These enhancements include offensive bonuses like extra Weapon Set Passive Skill Points, spirit regeneration, and mana boosts, as well as defensive improvements such as maximum life, resistances, and increased charm charge generation. Additionally, completing certain objectives unlocks crucial crafting options, including the salvage bench and reforging bench. The complete list of permanent bonuses from the campaign encompasses:
- 24 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
- 20% resistance to fire, cold, and lightning
- 20 additional maximum life
- 8% augmented maximum life
- 100 spirit
- Choice between 30% boosted elemental ailment threshold or 25% enhanced mana regeneration
- Choice among 25% increased stun threshold, 30% increased elemental ailment threshold, or 25% boosted mana regeneration rate
- Choice between 10% chaos resistance, +5 to all attributes, or 15% reduction in debuff slowing potency
Permanent Bonuses in Act 1
During Act 1, players can discover six missable bonuses, including one of three spirit upgrades and access to the salvage bench, which is essential for converting excess items into valuable crafting materials.
|
Bonus |
Location |
Source |
|---|---|---|
|
+10% Cold Resistance |
Clearfell |
Beira of the Rotten Pack |
|
+2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points |
The Hunting Grounds |
Crowbell |
|
+30 Spirit |
Freythorn |
The King in the Mists |
|
+2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points |
Ogham Farmlands |
The Lost Lute |
|
Salvage Bench unlocked |
Ogham Village |
Finding the Forge |
|
+20 Maximum Life |
Ogham Manor |
Candlemass, The Living Rite |
Permanent Bonuses in Act 2
Act 2 introduces four significant permanent upgrades, including the player’s first choice of stat bonuses within the Ancient Vows questline. Players can revisit the Valley of the Titans to modify their selections if desired.
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Bonus |
Location |
Source |
|---|---|---|
|
+2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points |
Keith |
Kabala, Constrictor Queen |
|
Choice between 30% increased charm charges gained, or 15% increased mana recovery from flasks |
Valley of the Titans |
Ancient Vows |
|
+2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points |
Deshar |
Tradition’s Toll |
|
+10% Lightning Resistance |
The Spires of Deshar |
Sisters of Garukhan |
Markdown: Notably, the lightning resistance upgrade from the Sister of Garukhan does not come as a consumable; rather, it is granted immediately upon shrine interaction, accompanied by a confirmation message before a group of enemies appears for engagement.
Permanent Bonuses in Act 3
As the concluding act currently available in early access, Act 3 introduces another choice of stat upgrades, but this time the selection is final. In this act, players also gain access to the reforging bench, enabling them to re-roll three items of the same rarity and type for a new item.
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Bonus |
Location |
Source |
|---|---|---|
|
+2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points |
Jungle Ruins |
Mighty Silverfist |
|
+30 Spirit |
The Azak Book |
Ignagduk, The Bog Witch |
|
Choice between 25% increased stun threshold, 30% increased elemental ailment threshold, or 25% increased mana regeneration rate |
The Venom Crypts |
The Slithering Dead |
|
+10% Fire Resistance |
Jiquani’s Machinery |
Blackjaw, The Remnant |
|
Reforging Bench unlocked |
The Molten Vault |
Treasure of Ut hall |
|
+2 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points |
Aggorat |
Blood Sacrifice |
To complete the Blood Sacrifice activity, players must first acquire a Sacrificial Heart, which can be earned from foes in Aggorat or Utzaal. After obtaining it, players must take it to the altar in Aggorat and use the nearby sacrificial knife to finalize the ritual.
Permanent Bonuses in Cruel Difficulty
Currently, with only three acts implemented, players transition into Cruel difficulty after finishing Act 3. This mode offers a more formidable version of the campaign, allowing players to retain all their gear and stats. Moreover, the same permanent bonuses apply during the Cruel difficulty gameplay, with slight modifications listed below:
- Candlemass, The Living Rite now gives an 8% maximum life bonus instead of +20 maximum life
- The King in the Mists no longer provides the +30 spirit bonus
- Ignagduk, The Bog Witch now rewards +40 spirit instead of the earlier +30
- The Slithering Dead grants a choice of +10% chaos resistance, or +5 to all attributes, or 15% reduction in debuff slowing potency
As Cruel difficulty stands in place of the upcoming fourth, fifth, and sixth acts, the permanent upgrades available towards the latter part of the campaign may be subject to change upon their release.
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